- pronunciation:
- kwan
tih
ti
- features:
- Note, Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| inflections: |
quantities |
| definition 1: |
A quantity is an amount or number of something. The quantity of water in a glass is how much water there is in it. If you have six books about snakes, six is the quantity of these books that you have.
Alan's mother usually buys a large quantity of food when she goes to the store.Mel had to know how many people are coming to the party so she would have the right quantity of chairs.Joe's dad didn't want to buy a whole big bag of onions He just wanted a small quantity.- synonyms:
- amount, number
- similar words:
- volume
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| definition 2: |
Factories produce things in quantity. That means they make them in large amounts.
The bakery makes cookies in quantity.- similar words:
- abundance, lot
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| related words: |
allowance, degree, magnitude, much, plenty |
quantity, number, or amount?
Amount is used to tell about a mass or group that you cannot count.
Number is used to tell about things that you can count.
Quantity is used to tell about either an amount or a number of something.
Compare:
- Ben ate a large amount of ice cream. He ate a large quantity of ice cream.
- Beth ate a large number of nuts. She ate a large quantity of nuts.